CARDIOVASCULAR BENEFITS OF OMEGA-3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS
Solvay Pharmaceuticals Conferences Series Editors Werner Cautreels, Claus Steinborn and Lechoslaw Turski
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ISSN 1566-7685
Cardiovascular Benefits of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
Edited by
B. Maisch Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
and
R. Oelze Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Hannover, Germany
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